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The weather is starting to warm up and with that comes my overwhelming desire to sit outside in my backyard on Saturday afternoons… watch the kids play with matches (I’m KIDDING) I mean on the swing set and sip on these delightful Strawberry Basil Margaritas while I soak in the sun!

If you’re having an Oscar party this weekend… do it up big! Just like in Hollywood!

Here are 9 cocktail recipes inspired from all of the films nominated for Best Motion Picture Oscar 2013…. along with a little description, and my own personal critique about them. There’s a drink here for everyone! Enjoy your Sunday night & may the best film win!

“In the final months of her life, a retired music teacher and her husband of sixty years struggle with the debilitating effects of two strokes on both her health and her quality of life. As Georges cares for the increasingly unhappy Anne, the pair finds the nature of their life together irrevocably changed.”